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DEPARTMENT OF Biochemistry

Dept. Head	:	Dr. Shamha Beegum M.
Location	:	C2 block (2^nd floor) & Central Laboratory Complex

About Us

The Department of Biochemistry at Medical College, Kottayam was set up and nurtured by one of the greatest teachers in Biochemistry – Dr. G Yejnanarayana Iyer. Under his able guidance a team of dedicated medical teachers like Dr. Mary Angela Moriera, Dr. K Ramachandran and Sri. P.N.K Menon worked sincerely for the advancement of the discipline of Medical Biochemistry in the institution.

The Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory which was set up in the hospital under the direct guidance and control of the teaching department soon earned the honour of being the most reputed and reliable clinical chemistry laboratory in Kerala state. The devotion and dedication of Sri. E.K Cherian who gave his whole career to this laboratory was its mainstay until his retirement.

The department maintained its reputation under the guidance of eminent professors like, Dr. Mary Angela Moriera, Dr. D.M Vasudevan, Dr. Leelamma Varkey, Dr. Rajan R, Dr. Leela Menon, Dr. Jaya S, Dr. Gopinathan Nair, Dr. Sreekumari S, Dr. K.S Rajasekharan Pillai, Dr. Subaida M.R, Dr. Joseph Paul Thyparambil, Dr. Geetha A and Dr. Miriam Varkey.

At present the department is headed by Dr. Jim Joe. Under his guidance, all the staff of the department are actively involved in academic activities as well as clinical laboratory services. The Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory, which is well supervised by Dr. Revathy S. (Medical Officer) is one of the best of its kind in our state and by improving and introducing advanced methodologies like metabolic screening programs, endocrinological assays and molecular biology techniques it is striving to achieve the gold standards.

Teaching Staff

Sl. No.	NAME	DESIGNATION
1	Dr. Shamha Beegum M. MBBS, MD (Biochemistry)	Professor and HOD
2	Dr. Jim Joe MBBS, MD (Biochemistry) TCMC Reg.: 29999	Associate Professor
3	Dr. Simi Sam MBBS, MD (Biochemistry) TCMC Reg.: 45655	Assistant Professor
4	Dr. Saritha C. Joseph MBBS, MD (Biochemistry) TCMC Reg.: 40782	Assistant Professor
5	Dr. Jisha R. MBBS, MD (Biochemistry) TCMC Reg.: 44623	Assistant Professor
6	Dr. Revathy S. MBBS, MD (Biochemistry) TCMC Reg.: 45944	Assistant Professor
7	Dr. Amrita S Kumar MBBS, MD (Biochemistry) TCMC Reg.: 48832	Assistant Professor
8	Dr. Jishma M. MBBS, MD (Biochemistry) TCMC Reg.: 63108	Senior Resident
9	Dr. Diana Ferdinend MBBS, MD (Biochemistry) TCMC Reg.: 66326	Senior Resident
10	Dr. Sreethu U. S. Kumar MBBS TCMC Reg.: 67749	Junior Resident
11	Dr. Abhinya N. Sudheer MBBS TCMC Reg.: 69887	Junior Resident
12	Dr. Shyam Prasad C. MBBS TCMC Reg.: 83171	Junior Resident
13	Dr. Fathima P. A. MBBS TCMC Reg.: 81769	Junior Resident

Non-teaching Staff

Sl. No.	NAME	DESIGNATION
1	Smt. Shiney K. Joseph	Tutor Technician
2	Smt. Bindu Kuriakose	Technician
3	Smt. Saramma Jose	Technician
4	Sri. Jithin Thomas	Laboratory Assistant
5	Smt. Jayasree I. S.	Full time Sweeper
6	Smt. Sobhana Devi	Part time Sweeper

CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY

SI.No	NAME	DESIGNATION
1.	Smt. Jansamma Thomas	Senior. Scientific Officer
2.	Dr. R Satheesan	Biochemist
3.	Smt. Bindhu C M	Sr. Technician
4.	Sri. John Thomas	Sr. Technician
5.	Sri. Shajahan S	Sr. Technician
6.	Smt. Remya A G	Sr. Technician
7.	Smt. Neethu Philip	Lab Technician Gr. 1
8.	Smt. Nisha O S	Lab Technician Gr. 1
9.	Smt. Rohini Gopi	Lab Technician Gr. 1
10.	Smt. Dhanya Raj	Lab Technician Gr. 1
11.	Sri. Eldho Varghese	Lab Technician Gr. 1
12.	Smt. Vincy P George	Lab Technician Gr. 2
13.	Smt. Shabila M Basheer	Lab Technician Gr. 2
14.	Smt. Thinkal M A	Lab Technician
15.	Smt. Rajeswary P R	Lab Technician
16.	Smt. Ajitha E M	Lab Technician
17.	Smt. Surumi V A	Lab Technician
18.	Smt. Jayasree C K	Lab Technician
19.	Smt. Ashadevi M G	Lab Technician
20.	Smt. Vineetha V S	Junior Lab Assistant
21.	Smt. Suja T	Junior Lab Assistant
22.	Smt. Rakhee C	Junior Lab Assistant
23.	Smt. Shinimol P.C	Junior Lab Assistant
24.	Smt. Sreeja M S	Junior Lab Assistant
25.	Smt. Latha P. K	Full Time Sweeper
26.	Smt. Sunitha M.S	Full Time Sweeper
27.	Sri. Santhosh K R	Lab attender
28.	Sri. Shajimon P K	Attender
29.	Smt. Junimol	Attender Daily Wages

FACILITIES

The department has a Lecture Hall (capacity 180 students), Seminar Hall, Demonstration Room, Library and Class Rooms. Separate Students’ Practical laboratory for MD, MBBS and DMLT are available. Research laboratory is available for post graduate students.

A Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory is also run by the department which is equipped with an Integrated Clinical Chemistry and Immunoassay analyser, a Fully Automated Clinical Chemistry analyser, a Fully automated Immunoassay analyser and a High Performance Liquid Chromatography analyser.

Doctors in the department take part in the E Sanjeevani programme run by the government

SERVICES

I. List of tests done in the Clinical Biochemistry Laboratory

A. Clinical Chemistry

Glucose
Urea
Creatinine
Electrolytes: Sodium, Potassium, Chloride, Lithium
Total Bilirubin
Direct Bilirubin
Total Protein
Albumin
Enzymes: SGOT (AST), SGPT (ALT), Alkaline phosphatase, Amylase, Lipase, LDH
Lipid Profile – Total Cholesterol, LDL Cholesterol, HDL Cholesterol, Triglycerides
Uric acid
Calcium
Phosphorus
Magnesium
C Reactive Protein (CRP)

B. Immunoassays

Total T3
Total T4
Free T3
Free T4
TSH
Serum Ferritin
Vitamin D
D-dimer
Procalcitonin
Parathormone

C. Tumor Markers

AFP
CEA
PSA
CA 125
CA 19-9

D. Urine

Protein
Sugar
Protein-Creatinine Ratio

E. CSF

Protein
Sugar

F. OTHER BODY FLUIDS

Protein
Sugar

G. SPECIAL TESTS

Glycated Hemoglobin (HbA1c)
HPLC for Hemoglobin Variants

II. List of tests done in the Biochemistry Research Laboratory

A. Blood

Serum Protein Electrophoresis

B. Urine

Metabolic Screening
V.M.A Screening
5-HIAA
Bence-Jones Protein test

Courses run by the Department

Name of Course	Annual intake
MD	2
MBBS	175
DMLT	17
BDS	40
BSc Nursing	88
Bachelor of Physiotherapy	30
MSc Nursing	10
BSc Perfusion Technology	4
BSc Dialysis Technology	11
Diploma in Endoscopic Technology	4

Achievements

At present the department is conducting MD, MBBS, DMLT courses and taking classes for BDS, BSc Nursing, MSc Nursing, BSc Dialysis Technology, BSc Perfusion Technology, Bachelor of Physiotherapy, Diploma in Endoscopic Technology. PG students of the Department of Pathology, Pharmacology, Microbiology has speciality training in the department and PG students of all other departments are currently utilizing the lab facilities available in the department for research work. Students excel in Biochemistry in both examinations and academic activities, with individuals from the MBBS and MD programs consistently emerging as top performers at the university level.
Our department has contributed to Government Medical College Kottayam being the first in several initiatives, including the first medical college under KUHS to install a fully automated electrophoretic analyser in March 2012, the first government medical college in Kerala to install an Integrated clinical chemistry and Immunoassay analyser in November 2022, demonstrating our commitment to staying at the forefront of medical technology and delivering exceptional patient care.

Ongoing Research activities

Vitamin B12 levels in diabetics on metformin-A comparative cross-sectional study
Comparison of enzymatic method and Jaffe’s kinetic method for serum creatinine estimation
Variations in serum levels of calcium among individuals with normal and abnormal thyroid profile
Metabolic syndrome in patients with psoriasis
Metabolic syndrome in carcinoma breast patients
Serum Prostate Specific Antigen levels in newly diagnosed carcinoma breast patients
Serum Anti Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody levels in newly diagnosed carcinoma breast patients
Serum Vitamin D levels in obese and non-obese individuals: A comparative study